construidasvsconstruimosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: construidas is a participle, construimos is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“construidas” is a participle and “construimos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,105
“construidas” frequency rank
#21,275
“construimos” frequency rank
35380
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature construidas construimos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de construido, participio de construir. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de construir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set construidas and construimos apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
construidas
11 ch
construimos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: construidas is [kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞as] while construimos is [kõnsˈt̪ɾwimos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

construidas is recorded at frequency rank #14,105, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞as]. construimos is at rank #21,275, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnsˈt̪ɾwimos].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 35380, this pair ranks #186,409 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of construidas vs construimos

Shared letters: cinorstu. Private to "construidas": ad. Private to "construimos": m.

"construidas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC  ·  "construimos" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • construidascconstruidas · cnostruidas · connstruidas · consrtuidas · consstruidas · constriudas · constrruidas · construdias
  • construimoscconstruimos · cnostruimos · connstruimos · consrtuimos · consstruimos · constriumos · constrruimos · construimmos

Frequency comparison

construidas#14,105
construimos#21,275

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "construidas" and "construimos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "construidas" is a participle and "construimos" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "construidas" or "construimos"?
"construidas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,105 in our Spanish list, against #21,275 for "construimos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering construidas vs construimos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “construidas”; for a verb, it's “construimos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “construidas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list